“Cannoneers, to your posts,” a Confederate officer cried above the chaos of rifle fire. Southern soldiers grouped into formations under orders from officers as they began to march toward the fray downfield. The crowd continued to grow as the 25th annual Civil War re-enactment at Port Hudson near Jackson, La., kicked into action with the [...]
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Plaquemine Lock Civil War event shortened
March 19th, 2013 
javal The Plaquemine Lock State Historic Site will still host a school day Friday, April 19 but its three day Civil War Era Event has been shortened. Events planned for April 20-21 have been canceled, according to event chairman Michael Eby. Read Entire article
A Small Glimpse at a Long Ago War
March 6th, 2013 javal The Civil War, also called the War Between the States, is like some terrible fire that may or may not have been completely extinguished. Who we are and where we live determine what we see and know. One day – perhaps – it will all be behind us, ancient history. But not yet. Read Entire [...]
Farragut Captures New Orleans
May 1st, 2012 javal By April 1862, a portion of General Winfield Scott’s Anaconda Plan was taking effect as the Union made a concerted effort to seize control of the Mississippi River. In early April, Brigadier General John Pope and Flag Officer Andrew Foote secured a Union victory at Island No. 10 north of Memphis, Tenn. Further south, Flag [...]
Georgetown in the Civil War – The Siege at Port Hudson
April 6th, 2012 javal Journal of Solomon Nelson, Part 5 Georgetown native 1st Sergeant Solomon Nelson, a member of the 50th Regiment, Company K, Massachusetts Infantry, kept a detailed journal of his time in the Civil War, including his participation in the siege at Port Hudson, Louisiana. The following are excerpts from Nelson’s journal, as published in the Georgetown [...]
Museum closes for renovations
March 27th, 2012 javal The first major renovation in recent memory of the Mansfield State Historic Site museum are under way, closing the facility to the public through at least late April. Renovations at a cost of $59,700 include the installation of new track lighting, flooring and wall treatments in preparation for new exhibits about the historic Civil War [...]
Renovations planned at Louisiana Civil War museum
March 21st, 2012 javal A major renovation at the Mansfield State Historic Site museum began on Monday. The Times reports the museum will be closed to the public through at least late April. Read More>>
Civil War museums changing as view on war changes
January 10th, 2012 javal Inside Louisiana’s Civil War Museum, battle flags line the walls. Uniforms, swords and long-barreled guns fill museum cases beside homespun knapsacks, dented canteens and tiny framed pictures of wives that soldiers carried into battle. In the back, there’s a collection devoted to Jefferson Davis, one-time president of the Confederacy formed by the southern states which [...]